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#B421EA

#b421ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b421ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 12.94% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 85.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.88°, with 82.72% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.1673

Complementary

  1. #b421ea
  2. #57ea21

Split complementary

  1. #b421ea
  2. #bcea21
  3. #21ea4f

Analogous

  1. #4f21ea
  2. #b421ea
  3. #ea21bc

Triadic

  1. #b421ea
  2. #eab421
  3. #21eab4

Tetradic

  1. #b421ea
  2. #ea2157
  3. #57ea21
  4. #21eab4

Square

  1. #b421ea
  2. #ea4f21
  3. #57ea21
  4. #21bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0a68
  2. #8410ae
  3. #b421ea
  4. #cc67f1
  5. #e3adf7

Shades

#b421ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b421ea
  2. #a21ed3
  3. #901abb
  4. #7e17a4
  5. #6c148c
  6. #5a1175
  7. #480d5e
  8. #360a46
  9. #24072f
  10. #120317
  11. #000000

Tints

#b421ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b421ea
  2. #bc37ec
  3. #c34dee
  4. #cb64f0
  5. #d27af2
  6. #da90f5
  7. #e1a6f7
  8. #e9bcf9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b421ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b421ea
  2. #af2bdf
  3. #aa34d5
  4. #a43eca
  5. #9f47c0
  6. #9a51b5
  7. #955aaa
  8. #9064a0
  9. #8a6d95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae598c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6656ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b149b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b421ea {
  color: #b421ea;
}
Background
.bg-b421ea {
  background-color: #b421ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b421ea {
  border: 2px solid #b421ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b421ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 33 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b421ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b421ea, #ea21bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b421ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 33 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.45 #4bde15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b421ea  rgb(180, 33, 234)  hsl(284, 83%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#57ea21  rgb(87, 234, 33)  hsl(104, 83%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eab421  rgb(234, 180, 33)  hsl(44, 83%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#21eab4  rgb(33, 234, 180)  hsl(164, 83%, 52%)  Aquamarine